Sumō Museum

Great museum, a bit small as there is only one exhibition hall but contains a vast amount of information on Sumo, the arena and the sport's history. There are some interactive exhibits too and a lot of memorabilia, really recommend it if you're nearby and if you're a sumo fan!

It's not really a museum, more of a display of photos of sumo wrestlers who have won championships and some trophies. We walked round slowly, looked at everything, and we're done in 20 minutes. We'd love to have seen more information on the history of sumo.

Great experience and history of sumo. You might even catch a few wrestlers in training going out for lunch

It’s a small museum around 73rd Yokozuna Terunofuji . There are scrolls displayed on the origins of Sumo . There is an interactive screen explaining the basics of sumo . The museum is within the Tokyo sumo “Kokugikan” it’s worth a short visit. You cannot have access to see the main arena . It’s worth a visit though . The nearby station also has pictures of the yokuzuna’s . Entry is free

Attended 14th Sept'23 Tokyo Grand Sumo tournament from 10:00am to 18:00. Arrived 11:30. Watched divisional bouts. The junior bouts start at 14:30hrs, and then the seniors from 16hrs. As you can see from the photos. Japanese attend from the junior division, only died hard sumo fans attend before lunch. Oh yes lunch early. Don't wait until the lunch interval - again my mistake - because the majority of the bento boxes or good food options are already sold out!! And again don't make my mistake of opening the chicken food. Read the instructions! Often there's an external string that needs to be pulled to initiate the cooking of the food. I didn't read, opened the box then had to put it back together to cook the food. Summary worth seeing once. Next time watch on TV.

Going to the sumo was a great experience. Crowd totally into it. Great merchandise. We met a famous sumo Ozeki soon to retire! Seating is cramped and is confusing so take time to ensure you have the right seat. Snacks and drinks available.

Didn't get inside due to tournament which was held there at the time but it was actually way cooler. Lots of ppl, sumo wrestlers walking on streets in traditional wear, looked like a festival to me

The museum is a bit tricky to navigate in this giant stadium, but once you find it - entrance located on the bottom floor, left doors - it is a single mass hall filled with photos, artifacts, and other information regarding the sumo life , the history and their training. There are also English captions in the interaction videos and display boards which are convenient for tourists to read. You can get a souvenir stamp too, for free, with the free admission here. There is a gift shop and washrooms nearby too. The Sumo museum is a great place to visit if you're in the area and are curious about Sumo life. There's quite a lot that I have learned here!

For a sport so rich in history and memorabilia, it was surprising to find the Sumo Museum was a rectangular room with just a few things, mostly from a few rikshi. A lot of it when I went was photos and the actual ceremonial aprons for some of the rikshi, all retired. (They listed Aoyama as active, when in fact he retired recently.) The signs were in English too. There was a stamp machine and a couple of electronic displays. There's also a separate souvenir shop which was surprisingly small. Perhaps it's an issue of space? But IMHO they could have put much more in the space they have. The entire center section is empty - except for one part where there's a "dohyo" on the ground, which I think most people who were in there at the same time didn't notice at all. The museum is free, but be sure to check the schedule online. The museum is not open every day and sometimes the opening and closing times change.

Sumo Museum is located at Ryogoku Kokugikan where grand tournaments of sumo are. Very small tiny museum. No photography allowed. It displays photos of the past sumo champions, hand & foot prints and history of sumo. Admission is FREE. Subway: Ryogoku Station (JR Line)

Sumo and baseball are the two most beloved sports in Japan, so if you're truly experiencing Tokyo, why wouldn't you stop by the Sumo Museum? Sure, it's one single room and I wish they could expand to a larger space. Much like a hall-of-fame, the walls are lined with the greatest sumo wrestlers of all time, and you can pose next to the cutouts in front of the museum. Although I probably could have skipped this attraction and felt fulfilled by the rest of Tokyo, our private guide suggested we go and took us there. And we were glad to oblige. Most importantly, I gained a new respect for the sport.

SUMO MUSEUM!! This small museum (Actually it's more like a gallery. They only have one room. ) is located inside Ryogoku-Kokugikan. They show the history of Sumo and collection of Sumo-related stuff like cloth. pictures, trophies...etc. If you are a Sumo fan, you will enjoy here so much. It not, yeah, you can learn something about Sumo at least. The admission is FREE, so it's worth to take a look if you are strolling around this area. My favorite part was portraits of legendary Sumo-wrestlers. Did you know that a big part of top Sumo-wrestlers are not from Japan? They are from Mongolia, Hawaii, Guam, Bulgaria (The guy was wearing Mawashi (belt) sponsored by Yogurt company!) ... everywhere! Now Sumo became very international. Caution: They are closed on Weekends and Holidays!